Wednesday, July 20, 2005
RIP James Doohan
A few excerpts from MSNBC:
The powerfully built Doohan, [was] a veteran of D-Day in Normandy. At 19, James escaped the turmoil at home by joining the Canadian army, becoming a lieutenant in artillery. He was among the Canadian forces that landed on Juno Beach on D-Day. The sea was rough, he recalled. "We were more afraid of drowning than the Germans."
...he complained to his dentist [of always being associated with the character Scotty], who advised him: "Jimmy, you're going to be Scotty long after you are dead. If I were you, I'd go with the flow."
In a 1998 interview, Doohan was asked if he ever got tired of hearing the line "Beam me up, Scotty. " "I'm not tired of it at all," he replied. "Good gracious, it's been said to me for just about 31 years. It's been said to me at 70 miles an hour across four lanes on the freeway. I hear it from just about everybody. It's been fun."
My favorite scene of Scotty, where Doohan really shines and shows he's got 'chops' as an actor, in is 'Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan". Near the end, when Spock enters the chamber to sacrifice his life for the sake of the lives of the crew, and Scotty is on the outside of the plexiglas, and watches Spock as he dies.
Rest In Peace Scotty and consider yourself "Beamed Up".
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